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and which is was also -- wisconsin also has a huge number of local government. wisconsin is about 5.35 million people. we have about 1,850 local units of government. so there's a lot of bureaucracy there. so we put some commonsense changes into place to try to bring order a little bit to. so elections. look, acorn and some of those groups don't like it, but the voters consistently, and also in the voter i.d. bill, 71% of the people in wisconsin want add voter i.d. bill. we gave it to them. and now it's caught up in the courts. host: patty from houston, texas, good morning. democrats line. caller: yes. how are you all doing this morning? host: fine, thank you. go right ahead. caller: i'm going to ask this gentleman here, i'm in houston and i'm going to ask him if romney was so good with jobs, why don't he have plants and everything there, if he's so good with jobs and everything, he can count that. president obama has presented a lot of jobs. so many, so many months, and also with his republican house, he could have been -- instead of going -- talk more of the re
and which is was also -- wisconsin also has a huge number of local government. wisconsin is about 5.35 million people. we have about 1,850 local units of government. so there's a lot of bureaucracy there. so we put some commonsense changes into place to try to bring order a little bit to. so elections. look, acorn and some of those groups don't like it, but the voters consistently, and also in the voter i.d. bill, 71% of the people in wisconsin want add voter i.d. bill. we gave it to them. and...
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she has been up there for year- and-a-half talking about a local message for those counties bursa's the kind of national grandstanding. right now, she is running against a longtime incumbent, although he is not an incumbent in that district. the 39 counties in that district and congressman king has already represented 19 of them. his brand is pretty much baking a cake. it's hard for him to back off some of the rhetorical flourishes he has used. we have an incredibly interesting races underneath the president. host: sue dvorsky, chairman of the iowa democratic party. republican caller. good morning. caller: i watch the sunday news shows to try to get all sides of the issues. i would like to know what kind of impact on iowa voters is the white house cover-up of the bank of the terror attacks happening -- having? guest: the morning. i know this i know quite slamming into you, but i hope that all of your sick on the east coast. the very complicated set of circumstances, both in been gauzy and libya in general in the part of the world, i really believe that those not lend itself to easy poli
she has been up there for year- and-a-half talking about a local message for those counties bursa's the kind of national grandstanding. right now, she is running against a longtime incumbent, although he is not an incumbent in that district. the 39 counties in that district and congressman king has already represented 19 of them. his brand is pretty much baking a cake. it's hard for him to back off some of the rhetorical flourishes he has used. we have an incredibly interesting races underneath...
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it's called a local government? what has the employment by mike for government workers? -- ben like for government workers? caller: everybody is working. education, people are trying to go back to school because you need education for a lot of jobs. some it programs have opened up -- so many programs have opened up. if people in the jail systems are going back to school and getting jobs. jobs are out there. i am just so happy the economy is not like it was four years ago. everything is looking good and it is getting better. i was in the military almost seven years. it is a big deal to me. host: we will move on to ben in nebraska on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. i would like to respond to a couple of things. the one guy said he was worried about heaven and hell, and that is actually a state of mind. there is no such thing. he will be in a big -- in for a big surprise when he passes away. i remember back in 1972 or 1973, when they have that oil embargo and gasoline was 25 cents a gallon. out in denver i took a trip to yellowstone park and paid 47 cents a
it's called a local government? what has the employment by mike for government workers? -- ben like for government workers? caller: everybody is working. education, people are trying to go back to school because you need education for a lot of jobs. some it programs have opened up -- so many programs have opened up. if people in the jail systems are going back to school and getting jobs. jobs are out there. i am just so happy the economy is not like it was four years ago. everything is looking...
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this is what we have seen in some people's local communities. some of the young people don't have those opportunities and are looking in ways they can address the challenges in their communities. host: a look at the view of the vote and how balanced out in campaign 2008 -- guest: young people are a diverse population. 32% of 18-29 years old voted for senator mccain and this is something we need to factor in when speaking out to young people. host: abby is from tufts university. the website is civicyouth.org. good morning caller:. i want to give thanks to seize them for doing what you all do. i disagree with del lady -- with a lady. i believe the youth of boat -- vote means we are fed up with what is going on. we will not just talk about it. when need to start being americans again and not republicans or democrats. there is nothing we cannot accomplish. host: al engaged are you? do you talk to your friends about their vote? caller: i am volunteering my time. i'm doing a whole lot more compared to other young folks. if you want to make an impact,
this is what we have seen in some people's local communities. some of the young people don't have those opportunities and are looking in ways they can address the challenges in their communities. host: a look at the view of the vote and how balanced out in campaign 2008 -- guest: young people are a diverse population. 32% of 18-29 years old voted for senator mccain and this is something we need to factor in when speaking out to young people. host: abby is from tufts university. the website is...
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l guest: -- in their local grange hall? guest: there are different groups you can join in our community. my wife and i discovered the grange years ago. they have been there since 1902, 110 years. gran in thege united states has been active since 1867. it is a good group. it is the one that closest fits out our values. host: let's go to alan from clearwater, florida on the independent line. are on with krist novoselic. caller: one of the problems we get into is that we want all or nothing. the electoral college, we have a guide -- a guy saying get rid of it. as an amendment. wyoming has three electoral is. one is republican and one is democrat -- electors and what is republican and one is democrat. he did not have enough to win the election. that you point counts. guest: it is up to the state to determine the matter of how electors --stay slim their -- all stays of their elector of fours into how the people vote. an interstate compact with this individual state agrees on the compact to give their electoral votes to the winne
l guest: -- in their local grange hall? guest: there are different groups you can join in our community. my wife and i discovered the grange years ago. they have been there since 1902, 110 years. gran in thege united states has been active since 1867. it is a good group. it is the one that closest fits out our values. host: let's go to alan from clearwater, florida on the independent line. are on with krist novoselic. caller: one of the problems we get into is that we want all or nothing. the...
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watch and engage with live tweets from local reporters and other viewers. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us here is the author of "mismatch." welcome. joining us from new york for this discussion, courtney bowie. she is with the aclu. let me start with you. the supreme court heard a case this week dealing with affirmative action. can you give a synopsis of what happened? guest: the case pending before the accord was brought by a young lady named abigail fisher. her claim was that the university use of race in the admissions process violated her rights. our position is that of many other organizations and individuals. the university of texas has a fair process in place that expand opportunities for all people and it should be allowed to consider additional factors in addition to test scores in order to create a divorce learning environment that benefits all students -- a divorce learning environment that benefits all students. we made some technical arguments about the standard of review that was at issue, but the crux of it was that we wanted the fifth circuit's holding to
watch and engage with live tweets from local reporters and other viewers. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us here is the author of "mismatch." welcome. joining us from new york for this discussion, courtney bowie. she is with the aclu. let me start with you. the supreme court heard a case this week dealing with affirmative action. can you give a synopsis of what happened? guest: the case pending before the accord was brought by a young lady named...
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the local paper reported another affair. this is a race were a couple of timely documented dumps have made which should be a competitive contest into something that is actually a close race. host: what about this presidential election? what could be that already happened be an october surprise? guest: will seen it to game changing moments. one mitt romney a's video about the 47% -- his comment back in may, when that video came out, republicans across the country saw their poll numbers drop almost overnight. it had people really scared the democratic wave would develop. and because it was so damaging, it went straight to the heart of a the worst characters of the republican party that really cause a dramatic change, not only in the down about races, but also in the presidential contest. it got so far apart for a little bit that it looked like some of the outside groups might decide to give up on mitt romney's chances and work as fortifying the republican base. and then president obama decided to not through his first debate i
the local paper reported another affair. this is a race were a couple of timely documented dumps have made which should be a competitive contest into something that is actually a close race. host: what about this presidential election? what could be that already happened be an october surprise? guest: will seen it to game changing moments. one mitt romney a's video about the 47% -- his comment back in may, when that video came out, republicans across the country saw their poll numbers drop...
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or why not go to the local wal- mart and get whatever drug i want to put in my body? how come everybody else does not get to have that privilege over their own body? host: anita on our support president obama line in yazoo, mississippi. caller: good morning. i stopped the debate was wonderful. vice president biden did a very good job against paul ryan. the abortion topic, with a woman were raped or had a disability or sickness, why should they not make a decision if they want to give life or end life? that's a woman's decision. obama has done a wonderful job. if they allow obama and other four-year term, i'm sure he can straighten out everything. everybody is pushing against obama about what's going on. they did not look at what the last president set up for him. it took him a full your years to get in there and will take another four years to get it straightened out. it everybody should lay off president obama and give him the right to they have given all other presidents to do things fairly. as far as welfare and food stamps, there's a lot of people that need that.
or why not go to the local wal- mart and get whatever drug i want to put in my body? how come everybody else does not get to have that privilege over their own body? host: anita on our support president obama line in yazoo, mississippi. caller: good morning. i stopped the debate was wonderful. vice president biden did a very good job against paul ryan. the abortion topic, with a woman were raped or had a disability or sickness, why should they not make a decision if they want to give life or...
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you might read it on your local paper which in your local paper. she has worked in washington for the last six years. we're talking about the building fiscal cliff and the gang of eight. nothing is expected to happen before the election. realistically, how much traction can leaders get in a lame duck congress? guest: it is a good point, and something that might get best add a lot of people look at congress and say why can they not get this -- might get missed, and a lot of people look to congress and say why can they not get this done? leadership plays a role. we talked about the role of the person in the white house. both the leaders of the house and senate, nancy pelosi, senate majority leader harry reid, those people need to want to make a deal. as much as the game of six or eight might come up with a framework it is difficult for those individual senators or, even as a group, to move the rest of congress until the leaders give the green light. i think that will take weeks. that will not be an easy thing to happen, even if taken up with a framew
you might read it on your local paper which in your local paper. she has worked in washington for the last six years. we're talking about the building fiscal cliff and the gang of eight. nothing is expected to happen before the election. realistically, how much traction can leaders get in a lame duck congress? guest: it is a good point, and something that might get best add a lot of people look at congress and say why can they not get this -- might get missed, and a lot of people look to...
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the local news. i think it gets pretty much just as widespread coverage nationally as it does in the local media. guest: democrats held a national convention in charlotte, this summer. the obama campaign has admitted in the last few days that north carolina is now out of their reach. having their convention there has had no impact on all on his prospects. host: summed weakening in responding to the conversation this morning. -- some tweaks responding to the conversation this morning. perhaps it's time we knowledge that women are no more homogenous in voting that are other suburbs of society. and here is another one. why do democrats want to divide americans in the groups against each other anyway? here is another call. caller: with all of this information over the years telling people which way things are going with polls, which those are strictly surveys and are unreliable. i am just wondering, how does the working man c'mon -- the working man, which is 97%, come up with a winner? tricky dick.ted fo
the local news. i think it gets pretty much just as widespread coverage nationally as it does in the local media. guest: democrats held a national convention in charlotte, this summer. the obama campaign has admitted in the last few days that north carolina is now out of their reach. having their convention there has had no impact on all on his prospects. host: summed weakening in responding to the conversation this morning. -- some tweaks responding to the conversation this morning. perhaps...
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as far as gopac is concerned, we support state and local candidates. we're targeting state and local candidates in swing districts to turn out the votes from the bottom up, not the top down. host: explain that a little bit more. guest: we support the next generation of republicans, and these are republicans running primarily at the state and legislative level. we look for individuals that have leadership capabilities who someday might be speaker of the house or who would run for congress or senate sunday. those of the people we try to target. but this year in the presidential environment, we're working hard to have those candidates run strong campaigns. there's only so much that a presidential campaign can do in terms of contacting households across the country. if you have a strong legislative candidate -- state, said that, whatever -- they're the ones who knock on the doors. -- state, senate, whatever -- they are the ones who knock on the doors. host: raising money for these candidates? guest: yes, we raise money, we give them services, we train them
as far as gopac is concerned, we support state and local candidates. we're targeting state and local candidates in swing districts to turn out the votes from the bottom up, not the top down. host: explain that a little bit more. guest: we support the next generation of republicans, and these are republicans running primarily at the state and legislative level. we look for individuals that have leadership capabilities who someday might be speaker of the house or who would run for congress or...
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we're localizing even more vehicles. so this is a long-term investment and foresight that our executive management has. this is not some seasonal reaction. host: alicia in atlanta, georgia. we've got this on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. paul martin writes -- host: that's paul martin on our facebook page. back to the phones. reggie in sayerville, new jersey. he's a democrat, and he's optimistic. why is that, reggie? caller: i'm optimistic. i believe that despite all the ok kells that will the republican party has placed before barack obama, he is going to revive this economy. i also believe that you need to take a look at the worldwide economy, and you can understand how much better america is doing. that's the product of strategy and intelligent implication that the barack obama administration has. when i listen to these republicans, they're despicable. they practice all types of obstacles in front of this man. they lie. romney is a serial liar. host: let's go back to the economy. talk to me about the comparisons in you
we're localizing even more vehicles. so this is a long-term investment and foresight that our executive management has. this is not some seasonal reaction. host: alicia in atlanta, georgia. we've got this on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. paul martin writes -- host: that's paul martin on our facebook page. back to the phones. reggie in sayerville, new jersey. he's a democrat, and he's optimistic. why is that, reggie? caller: i'm optimistic. i believe that despite all the ok kells that will the...
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you can cut a budget that the state, but you will also cut the local government funds. if you are cutting education funds that make it difficult to almost put the state of ohio behind mississippi, and that is a sad case, because mississippi hardly funds the education system. there is a real struggle in making sure we get kids through college. you can balance the budget, but you balloted on the backs of the middle class and the poor, and that is a real struggle. the people now are starting to say they see through the facades of this administration and republicans attempt at holding think youoavote, and i will see a sea change. caller: we have time for two more phone calls. ash. good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: please go ahead. caller: i want to apologize for both of the gentleman to have such a lackluster attendance. a topic very interesting. i am in new york. i am talking about the issue of voter suppression, and more importantly in ohio because it is the swing state, the attention given to the voting machines, which has been proven time and time again to be
you can cut a budget that the state, but you will also cut the local government funds. if you are cutting education funds that make it difficult to almost put the state of ohio behind mississippi, and that is a sad case, because mississippi hardly funds the education system. there is a real struggle in making sure we get kids through college. you can balance the budget, but you balloted on the backs of the middle class and the poor, and that is a real struggle. the people now are starting to...